[Boelenas?] June the 7th 1868
Dear John I saw a letter
from you to James Moore
enquiring for me I feel obliged
to you and In return I send
you my sinccere thanks for
it Dear John I have come
through some hard trials since
I saw you and rachel But
thank god I was enabled to
over come them all I am
now in Calfornia and
in good health and I hope
these few lines may find
you all in good health at
home I had a letter from
James [Moore?] to Day and
I had one from John
Moore a few Days Ago they
are all well James is in
Pensylvania [Pennsylvania?]
at Stroudsburgh Monree Co.
[on?] his farm he and Mary
and the family likes it well
and John Moore is in Mount
Tanna [Montana?] teritory
[territory?] at the gold
Mining Rachel hunter of
Flanders is well and in
San Francisco California
She is well and a fine Girl
Clark Hunter I believe is
well I have never saw [seen?]
him James [----?] is well
and living in Armstrong
County pesylvennia [Pennsylvania?].
Give my respects to Archd
[Archibald?] and family and John
Thompson and Martha and family
and also to your oan [own?]
Family and when you wright [write?]
let me know how many Children you
have got. I will ad [add?] no more
at present but I remain your Afectionate
[Affectionate?] Cusin [Cousin?]
William Mc Sparran
Direct to Boelenas
Marine Co california
America
PS I forgot to ask you
How is Bessie McSparron
I will give you more news in my next.
William
Macsparrow
PS I forgot to ask you how is Besssie
MacSparrow
I will give you more news in my next
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